May 29, 2014

Phthonos,
god of envy and jealousy, has been given a second chance at life and
love in the mortal realm. He is desperate to make up for the mistakes
of his past. But is Thon more demon than god? And if the demon Envy
wins out, how will this lonely god ever find room in his heart for
love?

Olivia
is an ordinary woman living an ordered life, but at thirty-two true
romance appears to have eluded her. Everywhere she looks people are
in relationships or falling in love, but her career as an
administrator and her charity work are enough to keep the demon of
envy at bay.

Or
so she thinks…until the moment he turns up on her doorstep with a
demand that rips her life and her heart wide open and leaves her at
risk of eternal torment.

DEMON
OF ENVY is the fifth novella in the GODS OF LOVE series, but each
story is designed as a stand-alone with the Greek gods of desire as a
common theme. The series can be read in any order.

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Excerpt:

"You
want me to walk through the fires of Hell to save you? Phthonos, you
ask too much."

"Not
to save me, Olivia. To save yourself." The dark tone of his
correction shivered down her spine in a sensation that was equal
parts fear and desire. She knew this was a dream; had relived the
sleep-induced fiction every night this week. She needed to wake up
before the bit where he started to burn, where she reached toward him
and…oh God, the flames were consuming him already. It was too fast,
too powerful…his beautiful face twisted in pain, the clear green
eyes flashing desperation as he stretched out a clutching hand…she
leaned in, connected with his fingers, and the greedy flames engulfed
her too…

For the
sixth time that week Liv sat bolt upright in bed, the scream still
lodged in her throat and the bedcovers in a twisted mess around her
legs. Sweat coated her body. Not the heady exotic scent of
post-coital perspiration, either. No. This was the sharp acrid scent
of sheer terror, of illness. Of something wrong at her core.

She
reached for the brown hair tie on her wrist and snapped it. Once.
Twice. A third time. Count to three, then snap again, over and over,
the rhythm so familiar by now she didn't need to think. Gradually her
heart stopped its uncomfortable thumping and her breathing began to
even out. The anxiety attack was receding.

One last
snap of the wrist band, the one for luck that she always had to
finish with, and she was back in control once again. A swift kick
with her left foot removed the sheet and she climbed wearily out of
bed before turning back to straighten the tangled covers. Phthonos.
Whoever the heck you are, whichever little piece of my imagination
that you sprang from, you need to let me get some sleep, hon.

Copyright
2014 Jennifer Lynne

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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:

Jennifer
Lynne lives in Melbourne, Australia, and writes short contemporary
erotic romance, mostly with paranormal/fantasy elements. When she’s
not writing what her family and friends call “porn for chicks”
and what she prefers to call “super-hot romance for intelligent
readers”, she is working in the admin day job, running around after
two teenage daughters and trying to find time for her lovely new
husband.

Jennifer
is published with Red Sage and Breathless Press. Over the past two
years she has also embarked on an indie journey with the publication
of her GODS OF LOVE romance series featuring erotic Greek gods and
modern-day mortals in need of sexual healing.

Jennifer will be
awarding a $25 Amazon Gift Card, plus a signed print copy of GODS OF LOVE (1-3)
and a set of the GODS OF LOVE cover postcards to a randomly drawn commenter
during the tour (International Giveaway), and a $20 Amazon Gift Card to a
randomly drawn host.